Washing-machine.



L. W. CHARLEBOIS & EDEROUIN.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED 050.30, 1916.

1,223,559. Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

WITNESSES IN VENTORS.

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LO UIS WILLIAM CHARLEBOIS AND EUGENE DEROUIN, 0F WATERTOWN, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application filed December 30, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS WILLIAM CI-IARLEBOIS and EUGIBNE DEROUIN, both citi- Zens of the United States, residing at the city of Watertown, in the county of J elferson and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in machinery or appliances intended for removing dirt from clothing.

The object of this invention is to provide new and improved clothes holding attachment for wash boiler, whereby the clothes will be securely held in place during the washing operation;

. We attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

The drawing shows a vertical section of the entire machine.

a is a boiler with a circular bottom and bottom made of tin or sheet iron, or other plate metal, larger at the top than at the bottom. This is a convenient size and shape, but any shaped receptacle could be outfitted, so as to do the work as well. This boiler or tub is fitted and supplied with a cover 6 of like material, with flanges projecting down a short distance on the inside of the tub when in place and supplied also with a ring or handle m at the top for the purpose of easy removal.

On each side of the tub is a handle n to enable the whole receptacle, either empty or filled with clothing, to be lifted and placed where required for convenient use.

On the inside of this tub is arranged a circular base d, made about two inches less in diameter than the base of the tub and about one-tenth the height of the tub or receptacle, having a cone shaped top. The lower side of the base d is turned in about one inch (1"), forming a convenient foot or base rest on the bottom of the tub, but not fastened to the tub. 0 is a short strap riveted to the cone shaped top and projecting just far enough to keep the base (1 equally distant from the sides of the tub so that the water from above may freely pass down around the base 03 and through the openings e. e is a series of round holes or openings through which water may freely pass.

From the apex of the cone shaped base Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

Serial No. 139,756.

62 and extending upward to about the level of the top of the tub or receptacle a is a pipe or tube 0 made of like material, and extending down through the said apex of the base d a few inches, securely soldered or fastened, and from the lower end of the said pipe or tube 0, are brace straps f extending from the lower end of the base to the sloping cone shaped top of the base, thus securely holding the said tube 0 and the base a securely in position as to each other.

The area of the circular end of the tube .of the pipe 0 should be equal to the sum of the areas of all the circular openings 6 in the vertical sides of the base.

Over the top of the pipe or tube 0 is a cone shaped cap or hood 9 held in place by straps it leaving opening enough to allow the escape of water and steam from pipe 0 and designed to direct the course of the said water and steam downward over the top of the contents of the receptacle to be Washed.

On the outside of the pipe or tube a, and on the inside of the tub at 70 are cleats and attachments 3' whose only use is to hold the clothing in place, not pressed tightly, but held moderately close together, so that the water from the'top of the pipe can be drawn down through the clothing into the space below the base, passing through the opening in the side of the base.

The operation of the said machine is as follows Water and soap are placed in the tub to the depth of four (4) to six (6) inches, and the clothes placed in on the top of the cone shaped base 03 and pressed down gently and the holders j pressed down gently on top of the clothing to hold them in place, and the tub placed over the fire.

When the water becomes heated in the base and steam is formed, the water is forced up through the pipe 0 and out at It, followingover the top of the clothes at 7'. The suction of the steam from below and the gravity of the water from above causes the water to pass down through the clothes. This continually repeating removes the dirt and stains from the clothing, and leaves only the rinsing to be done before drying.

We are aware that there have been, prior to our invention, washing machines invent 2. In a, Wash boiler of the class described, vertically swinging clothes holding members hingedly connected With the inner Wall of the boiler and extending inwardly therefrom, and means for connecting the inner ends of said members.

L. WILLIAM CHARLEBOIS. EUGENE 'DEROUIN.

Witnesses:

W. GLENN LARMoN'rH, D. G. ALEXANDER.

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